Process of making confections.



t' J. L. KELLOGG.

PROCESS OF MAKING CONFEOTIONS.

APPLIUATxoN PILED 1920.10, 191s.

1,1 1 0,267. Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

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To all 1whom it may Concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN L. KELLOGG, a

citizen of the United States,l residing at' The object of. thisinvention is to provide' a process by means of which confections `may bemade fromiiaked cereals.

Further objectsyand objects relating to details'A and economies ofoperation, will definitely appear from the detailed description tofollow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification.

The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims. Amachine in which I preferably carry out my invention is clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a. part of thisspecification, in' which:

Figure I is a longitudinal sectional view through the machine on theline`1-1 of Fig II. Fig. IIis a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 ofFig. I. Fig. III. is a sectional Aview on the line-3-\3 of Fig. II,showing one end of the wire cloth cylinder in detail. Fig. IV is adetail 'View showing a portion ofthe perforated steam pipe.

Fig. V is a perspective .view of a brick of the finished product.

In the drawing` similar reference characters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views, and the sectional views are taken lookingrin the direction ofthe little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

Considering the numbered parts of the drawing, .1.indicates thecylindrical casing which is provided with ends 2, andsuitably supportedin frame 3.- This casing is .provided with an opening 4'at the top,closed by a cover 5. through which opening y the materials maybedelivered intothe machine. A second opening 6 1s providedv at 'thebottom of the Icasing through which the material is discharged from themachine. Secured in the bottom of the casing is a steam pipe 7 which isprovided with a plurality of perforations 8v on its upper face throughwhich steam is ejected in small jets into the interiorn of the casing. Ashaft 1'1 suitably journaled inthe ends of the casing Specification ofLetters Patent.y

.to rotate it.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

Application iled December 10, 1913. Serial No. 805,795.

carries upon it the cylinder 9 which is provided with an opening Vlf3lfor filling the same and upon the outer end of the shaft 11 is provideda pulley 12 by means of which power may be applied to the shaft CylinderA9 is perforated and may be made out of perforated metal or,preferably,'out of wire cloth.

In carrying out myprocess, I ll the peruivi'rfrrzn srarnsfA .PATENTOFFICE.

forated cylinder with a quantity of ordinary toastediakes of corn orwheat. Steam is admitted through the pipe T'nd issues in smalljetsthrough the perforations therein, passing up lthrough the cylinder andits contents. The cylmder is caused to rotate slowly so that the steamstrikes the flakes uniformly and all of them take up practically thesame amount of moisture. This is continued for a considerable time,until the flakes have taken up such an amount of moisture that they areno longer brittlebut are tough and' tenacious.. Then this state has beenreached the cylinder is' stopped and powdered candy is poured into it,gradually mixing through the entire mass. After the powdered candy ispoured into the cylinder, the cylinder is started rotating again, andsteam is admitted through the pipe '7 .iuing in small jets and passingup through the cylinder and) the agitated;

contents thereof, thus further exposing the contentsof the cylinder tothe action of jets of steam. The heat from the steam and the moisturecauses the fine particles of candy to melt and liquefy and the flakesare covered with a very thin coatinor of liquid candy. Inasmuch as thecylin er is constantly turning, every particle is thoroughly anduniformly coated with this candy. y

As soon as the flakes have been thoroughly coated the cylinder isstopped and the contents are discharged through the' bottom openingofthe casing. On account of the moisture'to which the flakes have beenexposed, they are very tough and tenacious and caneasily be molded intoany shape. While theproduct is still moist and tough it is vmolded inpresses into bricks of any desired size and shape, and these bricks arethen placed on tin or paratlined cardboard trays, and dried bycirculating either hot or cold air around them. After these bricks havebeen thoroughly dried the confection is ready to put up in packages.

It is to be notedr that any form of flaked 01 shredded cereal may beused for this process so long as it is toughened bythe action ofmoisture., However the flakes are to be preferred in view of the factthat they present a greater surface to the action of the ysteam and 'theliquid candy. It will also be noted that any form of candy, sugar, orother saccharine material which can be powdered, may be used to furnishthe candy coating. 4

Having thus described my inyention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let.-

sisting in exposing shredded or ilaked cereal,

while such material is being agitated, to the action of jets of steam,adding powdered saccharine material to said shredded or flaked cereal,further exposing the mixture to the action of jets of steam and moldingsaid material into bricks of suitable shape and size. l, ,u

3. The process of making confections consisting in exposing shredded orlaked cereal, while such material is being agitated, to the Aaction ofjets of steam, adding saccharine -material thereto, and further exposingthe mixture to the action of jets of steam.

4. The process of making confections, consisting in exposing ilaked orshredded cereal to the-action of steam, mixing powdered saccharinematcrialwith said cereal, further exposing the mixture to the action ofstem, molding the product into bricks of any desired shape or size, anddrying said bricks.

5. The process of making confections, consist-ing in exposing flakes orshredded cereal L mixing powdered saccharine material withv saidcereal,- exposing the mixture to the action, of steam, molding theproduct into bricks of any desired shape or size, and drying saidbricks.

T. The process of making confections, consisting in causing flaked orshredded cereal totake up moisture slowly, and uniformly, mixingpowdered saccharine material with said cereal, and exposing the mixtureto the action of steam. j

8. The process of making confections, consisting in exposing laked orshredded cereal to the action of steam, mixing owdered saccharinematerial with saidcerea further exposing the mixture to the action ofsteam, said laked4 or shredded cereal being constantly agitated duringsaid operation, substantially as described for the purpose specified.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in Ithepresencel of two l witnesses.

JOHN L. KELLOGG. [L s] Witnesses:

A. H. ToRoNGo, C. H. HUGHES.

